Pipe hanger press



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Patented Nov. 28, 1944 v I UNITED STATES PATENT i PIPE HANGER PRESS Russell G. Solheini, sewyenwi Application September 14, 1943, Serial No. 502,330

3 Claims. ((1153-48) The present invention relates to new and usefication, wherein thedevice is pneumatically acfulimprovements in pipe hanger presses, and tuated. y i v r l has for one of its important objects to provide, Figures 17 to23, inclusive, are views illustrat in a manneras hereinafter set forth a device of 1 ing different types and sizes of pip hangers this character comprising a unique construction, which may be made with the device.

combination and arrangement whereby the sev- Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will eral bends in hangers of this character may be be seen that reference character I designates expeditiously made in a single operation, generally an elongated metallic base of suitable 1 Another very important object of the invendimensions. The base I includes a tapered end tion is to provide a press of the aforementioned portion 2. The base I further comprises a plate characterwhich may be readil adjusted to pro- 3 which is supported by a depending marginal duce various sizes and types of pipe hangers. skirt or flange 4. i l 1 Other objects of the invention are to provide Atan intermediate point, the plate 3 of the a pipe hanger press of the character described base I hasformed longitudinally therein a pair which will be comparatively simple in construcof parallelslots 5. Tubular guides 6 are mounttion, strong, durable, highly efficient and reliaed longitudinally beneath the plate 5 thr'oughthe ble in use, compact, and which may bemanumediumof straps 'l, said tubular guides having factured at low cost. l longitudinal slots 8 therein which are aligned All of the foregoing, and still further objects with the slots 5. l l

and advantages of the invention will become ab- Runners 9 in the forinof metallic rods are parent from a study of the following specificaslidably mounted inothe guides 6. Rising from 1 tion, taken in connection-with the accompanying the runners 9 at an intermediate point ar medrawings wherein like characters of reference tallic brackets III which are operablein the slots designate corresponding parts throughout the 5 and 8. The transverse, graduated bar I l of a.

zs male die assembly I2 is secured between the Figure 1 is a top plan view of a pipehanger brackets I0. As best seen in Figure 9 of the press constructed in accordanc with the presaw ngs, he bar II has extending thereinto ners.

from the ends thereof slots a l3." The slots 13 adjustably receive ears 14 on one end of the device. i p ungers [5 which project forwardly from the FigureBis an endelevational view. bar ll." Shanks p oj ct from the ears I4 Figure 4 is a fragmentary view in longitudinal and have threaded thereon nuts 41 which sesection, taken substantiallyon the line 44 of cure theplungers I5 in adjusted position on the Figurel. 1 i I bar ll. v 1 o a 1 Figure 5 is a fragmentary view in cross secpertured lugs 18 rise from the forward end 1 tion, taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Figp s of t e plungersdS. A ithreaded rod l9 entinvention'. l

Figure 2 is a view in side elevation of the;

ure 4. l j extends slidably through the lug 18. Nuts 20 1 Figure 6 is a detail view in side elevation of are prov ded on the r0d-l9 for adjusting theone of the slidable die supportingrods or run p n ye p rs l5 furth r v j r include removable enlarging plates 2l on their Figure 7 is a detailview in top plan of one forward end D i a of the tubular runner guides. i l i A female die assembly 22 on the plat 3 is Figure 8 is a detail view in elevation of th oooperablewith the a diel'assembly i2. 1 The r s barof th f male di assembly 22 includes a transverse, graduated bar Figure 9 is a detail view in elevation of the 345 23 which is fixed on the plate 3. Thebar 23 cross bar fth' mel ldie r l hasw extending thereinto from the ends thereof 1 Figure 10 is a top plan View of one of the slots 24. Intermediate the slots 24, the bar 23 plungers of th male di v j is further provided with an opening 25. The Figure 11 is a View in side elevation of one of s ts 24 and th p nin 25 m date ha d the mak di plungers, screws Zlihaving stop collars 21 thereon which Figure 12 is a detail view in side elevation of r are engaged with the bar 23. Blocks 28 are the operatin lev r, threadedlymounted on the outermost screws 26.

Figures 13, 14 and 15 are detail views in ele- A substantially gmental block 29 is threadedly tion of several female di block mounted on the intermediate screw 26. Suitable Figurelfi is aview in side elevation of a modip a ng means 30 is provided for thescrews 26. The screws 26 constitute means for frictionally clamping the elements 28 and 29 against the bar 23. The outermost screws 26 are adjustable in the slots 24.

Mounted on the end portion 2 of the base is a pair of upstanding, spaced brackets 3|. A vertical plate 32 is adjustably mounted between the brackets 3|. The plate 32 has longitudinally spaced openings 33 therein in which bolts 34 are insertible for securing said plate in adjusted position. Integral lugs 35 rise from the end portions .of the plate 32. Extending between the lugs 35 is a resilient bar 36 the purpose of which will be presently set forth.

A hand lever 31 has one end portion pivotally secured at 38 between the upper portions of the brackets 3|. The lever 31 includes a removable handle 39. Toggle links 49 operatively connect the lever 31 to the male die assembly l2. The toggle links 40 have one end portion pivotally connected to an upstanding apertured ear 6| on the bar The other end portions of the toggle links are iadjustably and pivotally connected at 42' to the lever 31 at a point adjacent the pivot 38. The pivoted end portion of the lever 31 includes a cam 43 which is oper- I will be readily apparent. from a consideration of the foregoing. Briefly, with the dies 12 and for actuating the plungers I5.

22 assembled, as seen in Figure 1 of the drawings, a hanger 44 of the type illustrated in Figure 17 may be produced. It will be observed that the hanger 44 includes a. pair of oppositely inclined legs 45 with a. connecting loar 46 on one, end, said connecting bar '46 including a substantially semi-circular intermediate portion 41 for the reception of the pipe. The stock in the form of a bar of suitable metal is placed transversely across the base I between the die assemblies l2 and 22. The lever 31 is then swung downwardly The construction and arrangement is such that the .plungers l5 and the blocks 28 bend the legs 45 of the hanger 44 and at the same time the block 29, in conjunction with the plungers l5, forms the portion 41 of said hanger. By removing-or rendering inoperative the outer blocks 28 of the assembly 22, the clamps 48 .of the hanger may also be formed on the device. By using different sizes and types of blocks 28 and 29 and adjusting them as may be required, also by adjusting the ,plungers l5 on the bar various types and sizes of hangers may be produced. In Figure 15 of the drawings, reference character 49 designates one of the intermediate blocks which may be used in the female die assembly 22 in lieu of the In the modification illustrated in Figure 16 of the drawings, an air cylinder 5| is rockably mounted at 52 on the end portion 2 of the base I. A piston 53 is mounted for reciprocation in the cylinder 5| on one end of a rod 54. The other end of the pistonrod 54 is pivotally connected to a short, arcuate lever 55 'which is mounted for swinging movement on the brackets A toggle link 55 operatively connects the lever 55 to the male die assembly l2. In other respects, this form of the invention is substantially similar in construction and operation to the embodiment of Figure 1. The cylinder 5| receives air under pressure from any suitable source through a pipe 51 and a manifold 5'8. Any suitable means may be utilized for contionary bar having longitudinal slots therein, screws rotatable and adjustable in the slots, blocks mounted on said screws, means for turning the screws, a movable bar onv the base having longitudinal slots therein, a plurality of parallel plungers adjustably mounted in the slots of the movable bar, means for adjusting .the plungers toward and away from each other. said plungers being cooperable with the blocks, and means on the base for actuating :the movable bar and the plungers toward and away from the stationary bar.

2. A pipe hanger press comprising a base having parallel slots therein, a female die assembly mounted on the base, tubular guides mounted beneath the base and having slots therein aligned with the first-named slots, runners slidable in the guides, brackets on the runners operable in the slots, a bar mounted between said brackets, plungers projecting from the bar and coopera-ble with the female'die assembly, and means on the base for actuating the plungers toward and away fromthe female die assembly.

3. A pipe hanger press comprising a base, a stationary female die assembly mounted on said base, a male die assembly shiftably mounted on the base and. movable toward and away :from the female die assembly and cooperable therewith, a pair of brackets mounted on the base, :a

resilient bar mounted horizontally betweensa'id brackets, a hand lever having one end portion against swinging movement.

RUSSELL G. SOLI-IEILM. 

